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• Jimmy Anderson takes 1,000th first-class wicket: county cricket – as it happened

  05-07-2021 21:08
  
  James Anderson took seven for 19 to become the first Lancashire bowler to reach 1,000 wickets since Ken Higgs in 1968 9.03pm BST Fanciful? Metronomic. Absurd! Jimmy Anderson grasped his 1,000th first-class wicket in a startling spell of bowling that dismantled Kent’s batting in less than a session. His seven for 19 was a masterclass in what Anderson does best: a glorious medley of balls that seamed and swung, hooped and wavered.With the skies suitably glowering, Kent, for reasons best know
  
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• Capacity crowds to return to sport from 19 July

  05-07-2021 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Capacity crowds are set to return to sport events in England from 19 July without the legal requirement of vaccine passports.
  
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• Sanath Jayasundara: Former Sri Lankan analyst banned for seven years

  05-07-2021 17:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Sri Lankan performance analyst has been banned for seven years after being found guilty of attempting to bribe the country's sports minister.
  
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• Jimmy Anderson takes 1,000th first-class wicket as Lancs rip through Kent: county cricket – live!

  05-07-2021 16:23
  
  Day two updates from Old Trafford and around the groundsT20 Blast comes to the boil as teams battle to reach last eightGet in touch: email Tanya, tweet or comment below 3.23pm BST Ooof! Logan is hit on the temple trying to get out of the way of a ball from Wood, backing away and getting in a terrible tangle. The physio is on but he seems ok. 3.20pm BST Another day, another song, another edge, another catch. Podmore follows the play book and feathers behind after 10 balls. Anderson 9-5-10-7. Kent
  
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• County cricket: Anderson takes 1,000th first-class wicket: Lancs v Kent and more – live!

  05-07-2021 16:11
  
  Day two updates from Old Trafford and around the groundsT20 Blast comes to the boil as teams battle to reach last eightGet in touch: email Tanya, tweet or comment below 3.11pm BST And Darren Stevens pings Anderson through extra cover for a vigorous four. Darren Stevens doesn’t play anyone’s game.And my brother is not easy to please @tjaldred. https://t.co/rJSigqA2j8 3.06pm BST Er, you can stop now Jimmy... Milnes gloves and off he pops. Kent 24-7. (Danny Lamb grabbed one in between t
  
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• ‘We always ask questions’: Eoin Morgan explains England’s selection decisions

  05-07-2021 13:32
  
  Captain says giving players one-off matches is unsuitable‘It’s not a way that you want to treat a good asset’Eoin Morgan has defended England’s decision not to blood George Garton and Tom Banton during the final ODI against Sri Lanka, arguing one-off matches do not represent a proper investment in a new player.An unassailable 2-0 lead heading into the final match presented an opportunity to look to the future, not least with the arrival of Pakistan for the second half of
  
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• ‘We always ask questions’: Eoin Morgan explains England’s decisions over selection

  05-07-2021 13:32
  
  • Captain says giving players one-off matches is unsuitable• ‘It’s not a way that you want to treat a good asset’Eoin Morgan has defended England’s decision not to blood George Garton and Tom Banton during the final ODI against Sri Lanka, arguing one-off matches do not represent a proper investment in a new player.An unassailable 2-0 lead heading into the final match presented an opportunity to look to the future, not least with the arrival of Pakistan for the s
  
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• County cricket: T20 Blast comes to the boil as teams battle to reach last eight

  05-07-2021 12:57
  
  With three rounds of fixtures to play in the T20 Blast group stage, 13 teams have a chance of reaching the quarter-finalsBy Gary Naylor for the 99.94 Cricket BlogNottinghamshire, the defending champions, stormed away at the top of the North Group after a couple of wins in which Samit Patel underlined his claim to be Player of the Blast (so far). He may not be the model to inspire sales of replica kits to twentysomethings, but he will do for those of us who might not see a pair of skinny jeans in
  
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• County cricket day two: Lancashire v Kent, Warwickshire v Durham – live!

  05-07-2021 10:47
  
  Live updates from Old Trafford and around the groundsConway and De Grandhomme shine on rain-hit day oneGet in touch: email Tanya, tweet or comment below 9.47am BST Good morning! Let’s try again shall we? After rain fully washed out two of yesterday’s games, and splattered great wellies through the others, the forecast is more cheerful today. The weather people promise heavy showers in the north but bright and sunny in the south - with rain to blow in from the south west later.On the
  
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• Conway gets Somerset off to a strong start on debut

  05-07-2021 01:00
  
  As the County Championship resumed for two July rounds, setting the scene for the autumnal divisional split, Devon Conway made a splash on his debut on a rain-affected day. He tucked into 88 runs in his first Championship innings for Somerset before being bowled by Leicestershire’s Callum Parkinson as Somerset luxuriated in the unfamiliar position of a first-innings partnership of 143. Things fell away after Conway’s dismissal and at stumps Somerset had slipped to 242 for seven.The
  
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